Bloomington High School South

Bloomington High School South (simply referred to as BHSS or South) is a public high school in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Monroe County Community School Corporation.

Bloomington High School South
Address
1965 S Walnut Street

Bloomington
,
Indiana
47401

United States
Coordinates39.142874°N 86.529374°W / 39.142874; -86.529374
Information
Other names
  • BHSS
  • South
TypePublic high school
School districtMonroe County Community Schools
NCES School ID180063000120[1]
PrincipalMark A. Fletcher
Teaching staff93.85 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,692 (2018–2019)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.03[1]
Color(s)Purple and white   
Athletics conferenceConference Indiana
NicknamePanthers
Websitewww.mccsc.edu/bloomingtonhss

Athletics

The Panthers compete in the Conference Indiana, with their main rival being the cross-town Bloomington High School North Cougars.

History

Bloomington High School South originated as Bloomington High School, or BHS. BHS was a prep school for Indiana University until University High School was built in the 1930s, which allowed BHS to become a general high school. It was housed, for many years, in a three-story brick building at Seminary Square Park, and was considered Bloomington's central high school in 1864. As Bloomington grew, BHS got and slowly evolved. The Gothic year book began in 1909 and The Optimist newspaper in 1911. Both were started at BHS and are still published as of 2021.

In 1965, a new high school building was built for BHS on South Walnut Street. When BHS vacated Seminary Square, the old building was turned into a middle school called Central Junior High School. On April 6, 1967, an arsonist burned down the building, completely destroying it, and the present park was created on the site.

In 1972, University High School and Unionville High School (the closest county high school outside the city of Bloomington) were closed along with Smithville High School. "South" was added to BHS to create "Bloomington High School South," (BHSS) complete with mascot and school colors (purple and white), similar to that of the former BHS.

Later, the fall of that same year, as a result of the 1968 school consolidation plan which formed the Monroe County Community School Corporation, Bloomington High School North (BHSN) was built with students from the closed University and Unionville High Schools along with some transfer students from BHSS.

The zonal boundary that determines which Bloomington high school a student will attend forms a jagged line that intersects the city. The zoning is such that one student who actually lives north of another, may in fact attend "South", while the other attends "North". This geographic divide was contentious given that the MCCSC school board decided to send the most prominent socioeconomic neighborhood (Hyde Park) to North to reduce in economic/academic inequity. The map can be obtained from the Monroe County Community School Corporation. The two schools have remained contentious rivals in most sporting events since the creation of BHSN in 1972.[2][3]

Extracurricular activities

Music

The Bloomington South and Bloomington North string orchestras together form the Hoosier Youth Philharmonic, which has performed nationally and internationally, including a concert at Carnegie Hall March 14, 2012.[4]

Notable alumni

References
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  3. Law, John. "Ranking our top 10 rivals". The Optimist. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  4. April Toler, "MCCSC Musicians to Play at Carnegie Hall," The Herald-Times (February 24, 2012), pp. A1 and A6.
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